Lobito Corridor gains momentum after decades of stalled plans
The Lobito Corridor Investment Promotion Authority (LCIPA) has highlighted renewed international confidence in the development of the trans-Africa transport route, following a recent high-level discussion between LCIPA director Alex Stonor and former senior U.S. State Department official and former Ambassador to Guinea, Troy Fitrell.
Staff Writer
The Lobito Corridor Investment Promotion Authority (LCIPA) has highlighted renewed international confidence in the development of the trans-Africa transport route, following a recent high-level discussion between LCIPA director Alex Stonor and former senior U.S. State Department official and former Ambassador to Guinea, Troy Fitrell.
The conversation, featured in the latest edition of the LCIPA newsletter Thoughts on the Corridor, examined the progress, challenges, and strategic significance of the Lobito Corridor, which links the mineral-rich Copperbelt region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Zambia to Angola’s Atlantic coast via the Benguela Railway.
Fitrell, who has been one of the most prominent US voices advocating for the corridor, said the current phase of development marks a departure from earlier decades in which similar ambitions failed due to political and commercial constraints in the region.
